South Africa 186 for 7 (Smith 70, Gibbs 42, Ajmal 2-20) beat Pakistan 127 (Botha 2-20, Steyn 2-19) by 59 runs… There wasn’t much of a crowd at Trent Bridge but those who were there witnessed a clinical performance from South Africa, with all three facets of their game seemingly in order for the bigger [...]

Ireland 135 for 7 (Botha 35, Seelar 3-28) tied with Netherlands 135 for 9 (ten Doeschate 29, McCallan 3-32, Rankin 2-24). Ireland won via the Super Over…. Both sides managed 135 from their 20 overs but it was the Irish who held their nerve when each had another scheduled six balls to surmount. Netherlands pace [...]

20 overs Australia 219 for 6 (Watson 52, Haddin 47, Mahmudullah 4-37) beat Bangladesh 181 for 7 (Shakib 54, Johnson 3-21) by 38 runs Australia defeated Bangladesh by 34 runs in the opening warm-up game ahead of the start of the ICC World Twenty20 2009 in London on Monday. Electing to bat first, Australia got [...]